File Requirements
In addition to the input data source, Teradata FastLoad accesses four different data sets/files or input/output devices. Table 7 lists the FastLoad data sets/files and input/output devices.
Data Set/File or Device |
Provides |
standard input |
Teradata FastLoad commands and Teradata SQL statements that make up a Teradata FastLoad job |
standard output |
Destination for Teradata FastLoad output responses and messages |
standard error |
Destination for Teradata FastLoad error messages |
configuration |
Optional specification of Teradata FastLoad utility default values |
When running Teradata FastLoad in interactive mode, the terminal keyboard functions as the standard input device and the display screen is the standard output/error device.
When running Teradata FastLoad in batch mode, a data set or file name must be specified for each of these functions. The method of doing this varies, depending on the configuration of your client system: